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  1. budcrew08

    How much would you pay to “own” the Red Sox?

    An interesting story here, where the article discusses a fan-owned model, similar to Real Madrid and the Packers. How much would you pay? Edit from the story: Real Madrid fans pay as little as 150 euros for this possibility.
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    Should Joe West be in Cooperstown?

    Wasn’t sure where to put this, it can be moved. This weekend, the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee will meet to consider eight candidates for the HoF, including long-time umpire Joe West. To Red Sox fans, he’s probably most known for reversing the call when ARod slapped the ball out of...
  3. budcrew08

    Epic Michael Kay rant about 2004 Sox video

    The Yankees mental skills coach used a video from the 2004 Sox to hype the Yankees in a comeback. Kay not happy. View: https://youtu.be/EpxIQ57YqGg
  4. budcrew08

    MGM music hall at Fenway opens

    Maybe it’ll make enough to pay Bogaerts and Devers. View: https://twitter.com/redsox/status/1561835852698992640?s=21&t=hDwkpjgOJZMpi-D8C8c1NQ
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    It could always be worse…

    Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder was injured going on a mound visit. https://apple.news/A0UQXmgH_SOSj0OWgTnSRKw
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    Masslive: Red Sox interested in 1B Dominic Smith from Mets

    https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2022/07/red-sox-trade-rumors-boston-among-teams-interested-in-mets-first-baseman-dominic-smith-report.html His numbers aren’t very good, but he might be someone who would benefit from a change of scenery between NY and Boston.
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    Charlie Montoyo out as Jays manager

    View: https://twitter.com/ken_rosenthal/status/1547252722063245313?s=21&t=YN4vjoPfZjUnDzRxyQ_0Eg
  8. budcrew08

    Ties, ties, everywhere are ties?

    https://www.mlb.com/news/american-league-wild-card-tiebreakers-explained With apologies to Tesla. Don’t look at the last one, the only one without the Sox.
  9. budcrew08

    How many wins do we need from today (8/13/21) to get into the playoffs?

    Sox are 66-51, the fifth best record in the league. They are 2 games up on the MFY for the last spot. How many wins do we need to keep that spot or get better and reach the postseason?
  10. budcrew08

    Joe McDonald: Duran coming up

    From the Worcester Telegram and Gazette: View: https://twitter.com/joeymachockey/status/1415428526350782469?s=21
  11. budcrew08

    Devers, Moreland and Beltre

    These threads have been pretty depressing recently so here’s one with a little bit of hope: Mitch Moreland was the conduit between Rafael Devers and Adrian Beltre and the soon-to-be Hall of Famer has helped the young third baseman last season and continues to do so...
  12. budcrew08

    Yankees stop using Kate Smith version of God Bless America

    Apparently, some things came out that Kate Smith did racist songs back in the 1930s. The Yankees, who use Smith's version of the song, God Bless America, during every seventh inning stretch, stopped using the songs when the controversy was revealed...
  13. budcrew08

    What’s lurking in your stadium food?

    ESPN did a story looking at health-code violations are all the various stadiums in the four major sports. Thought this was interesting. http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/25499595/health-inspection-reports-find-violations-nfl-nhl-nba-mlb-stadiums-cause-foodborne-illness-2018-espn-lines...
  14. budcrew08

    ARod pays up his bet with Papi

    I didn’t see this anywhere in a thread, but ARod in a Red Sox uniform just looks WEIRD.
  15. budcrew08

    Great hype video for the postseason

    I need this in my veins.
  16. budcrew08

    Found: One American League East championship banner

    Three guys in Somerville found it after it fell off a delivery truck. https://www.boston25news.com/news/three-friends-find-red-sox-al-east-banner-as-team-looks-to-clinch-division/837137372?et_rid=1745549648&s_campaign=108stitches:newsletter
  17. budcrew08

    Guy has 757 Red Sox bats

    From the Boston Globe: A Pennsylvania man has a collection of Red Sox bats that date back to 1960. https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2018/07/05/there-number-hits-this-red-sox-bat-collection/aIla9dqRQJ7CI8tyQ2RjkO/story.html The real question: which one of you guys is it?
  18. budcrew08

    “Back in my day, baseball was faster”

    I’m watching a Classic game on the YES network, the clincher of the 1978 WS, and I’m struck by how much faster the game is played. Other then more strikeouts and the like, it seems like it’s being played at 1.25x speed. I wasn’t around then, so maybe this is for the old timers, but was it a...
  19. budcrew08

    Best way to take the T to Fenway

    I know this has been talked about before many times here, but I can’t find what I’m looking for. I’m coming from eastern NYS on the Mass Pike for the game on Wednesday, what’s the easiest T stop to park at coming to Boston from that way? Thank you for your help.
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    Ortiz 500 career homers this year?

    Papi came into the season with 466, now he's at 489. Can Papi reach 500 homers by the end of the year?